The current cut level, set by the province in 2017, is 157,800 cubic metres a year. West Fraser is proposing to raise that to 208,000 cubic metres annually under a new 10-year plan spanning 2025 to 2035

A wilderness conservation group is sounding the alarm over a major forestry company’s bid to significantly increase the amount of timber it can cut in southern Alberta each year.

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is seeking a 32 per cent increase to its annual allowable cut in the Crowsnest Forest Management Agreement area, according to a draft of its forest management plan posted on the company’s website.

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The current cut level, set by the province in 2017, is 157,800 cubic metres a year. West Fraser is proposing to raise that to 208,000 cubic metres annually under a new 10

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